Commercially Pure Palladium vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel
Commercially pure palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure palladium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 11 | |
| 5.7 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.39 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 200 | |
| 550 to 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 380 | |
| 880 to 1470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 16 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.5 to 8.8 | |
| 31 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.2 to 9.7 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 19 | |
| 29 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 69.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |